Category Archives: Heirlooms
Pepper Sweet Corno di Toro
The name of this Italian heirloom translates as “horn of the bull” a tribute to the peppers’ full tapered shape. Ripening to a bright red the fruits-8-10″ long and 2 1/2-3′ wide at the top-have a sweet crisp full-bodied flavor.
Nasturtium Vesuvius
Grown first in kitchen gardens young leaves buds and flowers were picked for salads. (Buds were also pickled like capers.) By the late 1800s breeders had developed many dwarf forms in a wide range of colors and they became popular
Zinnia Candy Cane Mix
Zinnias add bold vibrant color to gardens. The more you cut the more they bloom! Heat-loving and very easy to grow. Candy Cane Mix has bright pink rose and cherry stripes on white and sometimes gold blossoms flecked orange-scarlet. This
Pepper Sweet California Wonder Organic
HEIRLOOM. The standard bell pepper for many decades this 1928 introduction is still the largest open-pollinated heirloom bell you can grow. A perfect stuffing pepper-blocky 4″ x 3 1/2″ thick-walled tender and flavorful. Certified Organic Seed.
Pepper Hot Cayenne
The famously hot and pungent pepper takes its name from a river in Guyana. We like to think the name derives from locals fleeing to the river for relief their mouths scorched by the incendiary pepper. Most often dried Cayenne
Nasturtium Double Dwarf Jewel Mix
An abundance of 2-3″ double spurred flowers bloom in a harmony of color. Superb for bedding or containers.
Bean Purple Podded Pole
Discovered in an Ozarks vegetable garden in the 1930s the striking deep purple pods grow in abundance on 6′ tall pole habit vines over a long season. Tender and round the 5-7″ stringless pods turn green when cooked. A delectable
Tomato Bloody Butcher
Sensational general use fruits have a rich heirloom flavor and a deep red color inside and out. If it’s hard for you to wait for ordinary tomatoes to ripen try these. In less than 8 weeks they’re ready to enjoy…
Celeriac Brilliant
If you haven’t tried celeriac wait no longer. This pale green edible root sporting a curly headdress of green leaves is a celery family member sharing celery’s clean bright flavor. This hardy root adds pizzazz to soups and salads and
Beet Burpee’s Golden
HEIRLOOM. A color breakthrough! When we introduced this savory golden beet in the 1940s it won over gardeners who wanted a beet with a sweeter milder flavor. Others just loved the inviting gold color. Globes reach 2″ across.
Mustard Tendergreen
Tendergreen has smooth leaves and makes a fine spinach substitute especially in the fall. Seeds germinate and grow quickly in late summer heat and mature to tender sweetness in cool weather. Thinnings are delicious as fresh snacks or in salads.
Pepper Hot Lemon
This pepper from the markets of Ecuador ripens to a pure lemon yellow in about 80 days but it is delightfully flavorful when green. The skin is tender and the aroma is spicy with a hint of pine woods. As
Balsam Mix
HEIRLOOM. While today’s impatiens a shade-loving hybrid of African species was virtually unknown in gardens until after World War II balsam which is native to Southeast Asia was a well-known favorite by 1900. Balsam grows well in both sun and
Tomato Rutgers
The legendary Jersey tomato introduced in 1934 is a cross between J.T.D. (an old New Jersey variety from the Campbell Soup Co.) and Marglobe. Its flavor both for slicing and cooking is still unequaled. Red fruits are slightly flattened. Tall
Gloriosa Daisy Gloriosa Double Gold
Rich golden yellow flowers 3 1/2″ across with large black centers are produced in profusion on long sturdy 3 ft. high stems. Blooms the first season after early sowing. Grow as an annual cut flower or integrate with mixed perennial
Pepper Sweet Marconi Rosso Organic
In Italy this regional favorite is eaten both in the tasty green stage and the super sweet fully mature red stage. Multi-talented the sweet pepper is delicious whether raw or fried grilled or stuffed. All season long the sturdy 30″
Poppy Oriental Poppy Mix
The fragile beauty and shimmering colors of poppies are magical. They practically grow themselves which is why they were essentials in remote cottage gardens. Large flowers scarlet to pink with deep purple centers. Flowers May-June.
Bean Early Bush Italian
HEIRLOOM. Early Bush Italian is a great Burpee exclusive variety that is easy to grow and quick to yield. The 16-18″ plants are erect so it’s easy to pick the 5 1/2″ long beans. The pods remain stringless and are
Ammi Majus Queen Anne’s Lace
HEIRLOOM. The Ammi blossom is a pure white and makes a striking flower that is domed on top rather than flat. Excellent for cutting.
Bean White Half Runner
HEIRLOOM. With or without support White Half runner yields an early heavy crop of tender green pods 4 1/2″ long with white seeds and sweet flavor. One 2 oz. seed packet will sow a row of about 20 ft. Our
